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Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

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Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

You can use this handy list to reference keyboard shortcuts for After Effects and keep a print for the keyboard shortcuts. We can also use the visual keyboard shortcut editor to customize the shortcuts and assign multiple shortcuts to a command.

Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor

We can work visually when we lay out our keyboard shortcuts with the visual keyboard shortcut editor. We can use the keyboard user interface to view the keys that have been assigned shortcuts, modify assigned shortcuts, and available keys for assignment.

Work with Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor

Go to the Edit menu on the menu bar → Click on Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+Alt+’).

The editor is divided into three parts:

Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Keyboard layout: A representation of the hardware keyboard where we can view the keys that have been assigned a shortcut and which are available.

Command list: The list displays all the commands that can be assigned shortcuts.

Key modifier list: The list displays all the modifier combinations and assigned shortcuts associated with the key you select on the keyboard layout.

Color coding

  • Gray: In the keyboard layout, keys shaded gray do not have any shortcuts assigned to them.
  • Purple: In the keyboard layout, keys shaded purple are assigned application-wide shortcuts.
  • Green: In the keyboard layout, keys shaded green are assigned panel-specific shortcuts.

General Shortcuts

Result Windows Mac OS
Select all Ctrl+A Command+A
Deselect all F2 or Ctrl+Shift+A F2 or Command+Shift+A
Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask Enter on the main keyboard Return
Open selected layer, composition, or footage item Enter on the numeric keypad Enter on the numeric keypad
Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) or up (forward) in stacking order Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Command+Option+Down Arrow or Command+Option+Up Arrow
Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Command+Option+Shift+Down Arrow or Command+Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Extend selection to next item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel Shift+Down Arrow Shift+Down Arrow
Extend selection to the previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel Shift+Up Arrow Shift+Up Arrow
Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions Ctrl+D Command+D
Quit Ctrl+Q Command+Q
Undo Ctrl+Z Command+Z
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Command+Shift+Z
Purge All Memory Ctrl+Alt+/ (on numeric keypad) Command+Option+/ (on numeric keypad)
Interrupt running a script Esc Esc
Display filename corresponding to the frame at the current time in the Info panel Ctrl+Alt+E Command+Option+E

Project Shortcuts

Result Windows Mac OS
New project Ctrl+Alt+N Command+Option+N
Open project Ctrl+O Command+O
Open a most recent project Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Command+Option+Shift+P
New folder in Project panel Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Command+Option+Shift+N
Open Project Settings dialog box Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Command+Option+Shift+K
Find in Project panel Ctrl+F Command+F
Cycle through color bit depths for project Alt-click bit-depth button at the bottom of Project panel Option-click bit-depth button at the bottom of Project panel
Open Project Settings dialog box Click the bit-depth button at the bottom of the Project panel Click the bit-depth button at the bottom of the Project panel

Preferences Shortcuts

Result Windows Mac OS
An open Preferences dialog box Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon) Command+Option+; (semicolon)
Restore default preferences settings Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift while starting After Effects Hold down Command+Option+Shift while starting After Effects

Panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows

Result Windows Mac OS
Open or close Project panel Ctrl+0 Command+0
Open or close Render Queue panel Ctrl+Alt+0 Command+Option+0
Open or close Tools panel Ctrl+1 Command+1
Open or close Info panel Ctrl+2 Command+2
Open or close Preview panel Ctrl+3 Command+3
Open or close Audio panel Ctrl+4 Command+4
Open or close Effects & Presets panel Ctrl+5 Command+5
Open or close Character panel Ctrl+6 Command+6
Open or close Paragraph panel Ctrl+7 Command+7
Open or close Paint panel Ctrl+8 Command+8
Open or close Brushes panel Ctrl+9 Command+9
Open or close Effect Controls panel for the selected layer F3 or Ctrl+Shift+T F3 or Command+Shift+T
Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart Ctrl+F11 Command+F11
Switch to workspace Shift+F10, Shift+F11, or Shift+F12 Shift+F10, Shift+F11, or Shift+F12
Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) Ctrl+W Command+W
Close active panel or all viewers of the type of active viewer (closes content first). For example, if a Timeline panel is active, this command closes all Timeline panels. Ctrl+Shift+W Command+Shift+W
Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a viewer with an opposite locked/unlocked state Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Command+Option+Shift+N
Maximize or restore panel under pointer ` (accent grave) ` (accent grave)
Resize the application window or floating window to fit the screen. (Press again to resize the window so that contents fill the screen.) Ctrl+ (backslash) Command+ (backslash)
Move the application window or floating window to the main monitor; resize the window to fit the screen. (Press again to resize the window so that contents fill the screen.) Ctrl+Alt+ (backslash) Command+Option+ (backslash)
Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition (backslash) (backslash)
Cycle to previous or next item inactive viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period) Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period)
Cycle to previous or next panel inactive frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) Alt+Shift+, (comma) or Alt+Shift+. (period) Option+Shift+, (comma) or Option+Shift+. (period)
Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection Click with the middle mouse button Click with the middle mouse button

Activate tools

Result Windows Mac OS
Cycle through tools Alt-click tool button in the Tools panel Option-click tool button in the Tools panel
Activate Selection tool V V
Activate Hand tool H H
Temporarily activate Hand tool Hold down the spacebar or the middle mouse button Hold down the spacebar or the middle mouse button
Activate Zoom In tool Z Z
Activate Zoom Out tool Alt (when Zoom In tool is active) Option (when Zoom In tool is active)
Activate Rotation tool W W
Activate Roto Brush tool Alt+W Option+W
Activate Refine Edge tool Alt+W Option+W
Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera) C C
Activate Pan Behind tool Y Y
Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) Q Q
Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) Ctrl+T Command+T
Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note: You can turn off this setting in the Preferences dialog box.) G G
Temporarily activate Selection tool when a pen tool is selected Ctrl Command
Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected, and the pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when the pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when the pointer is over a vertex) Ctrl+Alt Command+Option
Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools Ctrl+B Command+B
Activate and cycle through Puppet tools Ctrl+P Command+P
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool Alt (in shape layer) Option (in shape layer)
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool Ctrl (in shape layer) Command (in shape layer)

Compositions and the work area

Result Windows Mac OS
New composition Ctrl+N Command+N
Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition Ctrl+K Command+K
Set beginning or end of the work area to current time B or N B or N
Set work area to the duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration Ctrl+Alt+B Command+Option+B
Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition Tab Tab
Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy (the network of nested compositions) as the currently active composition Shift+Esc Shift+Esc
Trim composition to the work area Ctrl+Shift+X Command+Shift+X
New Composition from the selection Alt+ Option+

Time navigation

Result Windows Mac OS
Go to the specific time Alt+Shift+J Option+Shift+J
Go to the beginning or end of the work area Shift+Home or Shift+End Shift+Home or Shift+End
Go to previous or next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) J or K J or K
Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item Home or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow Home or Command+Option+Left Arrow
Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item End or Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow End or Command+Option+Right Arrow
Go forward one frame Page Down or Ctrl+Right Arrow Page Down or Command+Right Arrow
Go forward ten frames Shift+Page Down or Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Shift+Page Down or Command+Shift+Right Arrow
Go backward one frame Page Up or Ctrl+Left Arrow Page Up or Command+Left Arrow
Go backward ten frames Shift+Page Up or Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Page Up or Command+Shift+Left Arrow
Go to layer In point I I
Go to layer Out point O O
Go to previous In point or Out point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Arrow Command+Option+Shift+Left Arrow
Go to next In point or Out point Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Arrow Command+Option+Shift+Right Arrow
Scroll to current time in Timeline panel D D

Previews

Result Windows Mac OS
Start or stop the preview Spacebar, 0 on the numeric keypad, Shift+0 on the numeric keypad Spacebar, 0 on the numeric keypad, Shift+0 on the numeric keypad
Reset preview settings to replicate RAM Preview and Standard Preview behaviors Alt-click Reset in Preview panel Option-click Reset in Preview panel
Preview only audio, from current time . (decimal point) on numeric keypad* . (decimal point) on numeric keypad* or Control+. (period) on the main keyboard
Preview only audio in the work area Alt+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* Option+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* or Control+Option+. (period) on main keyboard
Manually preview (scrub) Video Drag or Alt-drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting Drag or Option-drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting
Manually preview (scrub) audio Ctrl-drag current-time indicator Command-drag current-time indicator
Preview number of frames specified by Alternate Preview preference (defaults to 5) Alt+0 on numeric keypad* Option+0 on numeric keypad* or Control+Option+0 (zero) on main keyboard
Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview / (on numeric keypad) / (on numeric keypad), Control+/ on main keyboard  
Take snapshot Shift+F5, Shift+F6, Shift+F7, or Shift+F8 Shift+F5, Shift+F6, Shift+F7, or Shift+F8
Display snapshot inactive viewer F5, F6, F7, or F8 F5, F6, F7, or F8
Purge snapshot Ctrl+Shift+F5, Ctrl+Shift+F6, Ctrl+Shift+F7, or Ctrl+Shift+F8 Command+Shift+F5, Command+Shift+F6, Command+Shift+F7, or Command+Shift+F8
Fast Previews > Off Ctrl+Alt+1 Command+Option+1
Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution Ctrl+Alt+2 Command+Option+2
Fast Previews > Draft Ctrl+Alt+3 Command+Option+3
Fast Previews > Fast Draft Ctrl+Alt+4 Command+Option+4
Fast Previews > Wireframe Ctrl+Alt+5 Command+Option+5

Views

Result Windows Mac OS
Turn display color management on or off for an active view Shift+/ (on numeric keypad) Shift+/ (on numeric keypad)
Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as a grayscale Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4 Option+1, Option+2, Option+3, Option+4
Show colorized red, green, or blue channel Alt+Shift+1, Alt+Shift+2, Alt+Shift+3 Option+Shift+1, Option+Shift+2, Option+Shift+3
Toggle showing straight RGB color Alt+Shift+4 Option+Shift+4
Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in the Layer panel Alt+5 Option+5
Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in the Layer panel Alt+6 Option+6
Show Refine Edge X-ray Alt+X Option+X
Center composition in the panel Double-click Hand tool Double-click Hand tool
Zoom-in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel . (period) on the main keyboard . (period) on the main keyboard
Zoom-out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel , (comma) , (comma)
Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel / (on main keyboard) / (on main keyboard)
Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Shift+/ (on main keyboard) Shift+/ (on main keyboard)
Zoom up to 100% to fit in the Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Alt+/ (on main keyboard) Option+/ (on main keyboard)
Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in the Composition panel Ctrl+J, Ctrl+Shift+J, Ctrl+Alt+J Command+J, Command+Shift+J, Command+Option+J
Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel Ctrl+Alt+U Command+Option+U
Zoom in time = (equal sign) on main keyboard = (equal sign) on main keyboard
Zoom out time – (hyphen) on the main keyboard – (hyphen) on the main keyboard
Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) ; (semicolon) ; (semicolon)
Zoom out in the Timeline panel to show the entire composition duration (Press again to zoom back into the duration specified by the Time Navigator.) Shift+; (semicolon) Shift+; (semicolon)
Prevent images from being rendered for previews in viewer panels Caps Lock Caps Lock
Show or hide safe zones ‘(apostrophe) ‘(apostrophe)
Show or hide the grid Ctrl+’ (apostrophe) Command+’ (apostrophe)
Show or hide the proportional grid Alt+’ (apostrophe) Option+’ (apostrophe)
Show or hide rulers Ctrl+R Command+R
Show or hide guides Ctrl+; (semicolon) Command+; (semicolon)
Turn to snap to grid on or off Ctrl+Shift+’ (apostrophe) Command+Shift+’ (apostrophe)
Turn to snap to guides on or off Ctrl+Shift+; (semicolon) Command+Shift+; (semicolon)
Lock or unlock guides Ctrl+Alt+Shift+; (semicolon) Command+Option+Shift+; (semicolon)
Show or hide layer controls (masks, motion paths, light and camera wireframes, effect control points, and layer handles)

Footage

Result Windows Mac OS
Import one file or image sequence Ctrl+I Command+I
Import multiple files or image sequences Ctrl+Alt+I Command+Option+I
Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel Double-click the footage item in the Project panel Double-click the footage item in the Project panel
Add selected items to the most recently activated composition Ctrl+/ (on main keyboard) Command+/ (on main keyboard)
Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel Ctrl+Alt+/ (on main keyboard) Command+Option+/ (on main keyboard)
Replace source for a selected layer Alt-drag footage item from Project panel onto the selected layer Option-drag footage item from Project panel onto the selected layer
Delete a footage item without a warning Ctrl+Backspace Command+Delete
Open Interpret Footage dialog box for a selected footage item Ctrl+Alt+G Command+Option+G
Remember footage interpretation Ctrl+Alt+C Command+Option+C
Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original) Ctrl+E Command+E
Replace selected footage item Ctrl+H Command+H
Reload selected footage items Ctrl+Alt+L Command+Option+L
Set proxy for a selected footage item Ctrl+Alt+P Command+Option+P

Effects and animation presets

Result Windows Mac OS
Delete all effects from selected layers Ctrl+Shift+E Command+Shift+E
Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E Command+Option+Shift+E
Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F Command+Option+Shift+F

Layers

Result Windows Mac OS
New solid layer Ctrl+Y Command+Y
New null layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y Command+Option+Shift+Y
New adjustment layer Ctrl+Alt+Y Command+Option+Y
Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) 0-9 on numeric keypad* 0-9 on numeric keypad*
Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) Shift+0-9 on numeric keypad* Shift+0-9 on numeric keypad*
Select the next layer in the stacking order Ctrl+Down Arrow Command+Down Arrow
Select the previous layer in the stacking order Ctrl+Up Arrow Command+Up Arrow
Extend selection to next layer in the stacking order Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Command+Shift+Down Arrow
Extend selection to the previous layer in the stacking order Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Command+Shift+Up Arrow
Deselect all layers Ctrl+Shift+A Command+Shift+A
Scroll topmost selected layer to the top of Timeline panel X X
Show or hide Parent column Shift+F4 Shift+F4
Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns F4 F4
Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bilinear) Alt+B Option+B
Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bicubic) Alt+Shift+B Option+Shift+B
Turn off all other solo switches Alt-click solo switch Option-click solo switch
Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Command+Option+Shift+V
Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers Ctrl+Shift+V Command+Shift+V
The open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer Ctrl+Shift+Y Command+Shift+Y
Paste layers at the current time Ctrl+Alt+V Command+Option+V
Split selected layers. (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) Ctrl+Shift+D Command+Shift+D
Precompose selected layers Ctrl+Shift+C Command+Shift+C
Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers Ctrl+Shift+T Command+Shift+T
Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) Double-click a layer Double-click a layer
Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) Alt-double-click a layer Option-double-click a layer
Reverse selected layers in time Ctrl+Alt+R Command+Option+R
Enable time remapping for selected layers Ctrl+Alt+T Command+Option+T
Move selected layers so that their In point or Out point is at the current time [ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket) [ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket)
Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time Alt+[ (left bracket) or Alt+] (right bracket) Option+[ (left bracket) or Option+] (right bracket)
Add or remove expression for a property Alt-click stopwatch Option-click stopwatch
Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers Double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel Double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel
Set In point or Out point by time-stretching Ctrl+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Alt+, (comma) Command+Shift+, (comma) or Command+Option+, (comma)
Move selected layers so that their In point is at the beginning of the composition Alt+Home Option+Home
Move selected layers so that their Out point is at the end of the composition Alt+End Option+End
Lock selected layers Ctrl+L Command+L
Unlock all layers Ctrl+Shift+L Command+Shift+L
Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers Ctrl+U, Ctrl+Shift+U, or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U Command+U, Command+Shift+U, Command+Option+Shift+U
Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers Shift+- (hyphen) or Shift+= (equal sign) on the main keyboard Shift+- (hyphen) or Shift+= (equal sign) on the main keyboard
Find in Timeline panel Ctrl+F Command+F

Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel

Result Windows Mac OS
Find in Timeline panel Ctrl+F Command+F
Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties Ctrl+` (accent grave) Command+` (accent grave)
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties Ctrl-click triangle to the left of the property group name Command-click triangle to the left of the property group name
Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) A A
Show only Audio Levels property L L
Show only Mask Feather property F F
Show only Mask Path property M M
Show only Mask Opacity property TT TT
Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) T T
Show only Position property P P
Show only Rotation and Orientation properties R R
Show only Scale property S S
Show only Time Remap property RR RR
Show only instances of missing effects FF FF
Show only Effects property group E E
Show only mask property groups MM MM
Show only Material Options property group AA AA
Show only expressions EE EE
Show properties with keyframes U U
Show only modified properties UU UU
Show only paint strokes, Roto Brushstrokes, and Puppet pins PP PP
Show only audio waveform LL LL
Show only selected properties and groups SS SS
Hide property or group Alt+Shift-click property or group name Option+Shift-click property or group name
Add or remove property or group from the set that is shown Shift+property or group shortcut Shift+property or group shortcut
Add or remove keyframe at the current time Alt+Shift+property shortcut Option+property shortcut

Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel

Result Windows Mac OS
Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties Ctrl+` (accent grave) Command+` (accent grave)
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties Ctrl-click triangle to the left of the property group name Command-click triangle to the left of the property group name

Modifying layer properties

Result Windows Mac OS
Modify property value by default increments Drag property value Drag property value
Modify property value by 10x default increments Shift-drag property value Shift-drag property value
Modify property value by 1/10 default increments Ctrl-drag property value Command-drag property value
Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers Ctrl+Alt+O Command+Alt+O
The open Opacity dialog box for selected layers Ctrl+Shift+O Command+Shift+O
The open Rotation dialog box for selected layers Ctrl+Shift+R Command+Shift+R
The open Position dialog box for selected layers Ctrl+Shift+P Command+Shift+P
Center-selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in the center of the current view) Ctrl+Home Command+Home
Center anchor point in the visible content Ctrl+Alt+Home Command+Option+Home
Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) Arrow key Arrow key
Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) Shift+arrow key Shift+arrow key
Move selected layers one frame earlier or later Alt+Page Up or Alt+Page Down Option+Page Up or Option+Page Down
Move selected layers ten frames earlier or later Alt+Shift+Page Up or Alt+Shift+Page Down Option+Shift+Page Up or Option+Shift+Page Down
Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° + (plus) or – (minus) on numeric keypad + (plus) or – (minus) on numeric keypad
Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° Shift++ (plus) or Shift+- (minus) on numeric keypad Shift++ (plus) or Shift+- (minus) on numeric keypad
Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% Ctrl+Alt++ (plus) or Ctrl+Alt+- (minus) on numeric keypad Control+Option++ (plus) or Control+Option+- (minus) on numeric keypad
Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% Ctrl+Alt+Shift++ (plus) or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+- (minus) on numeric keypad Control+Option+Shift++ (plus) or Control+Option+Shift+- (minus) on numeric keypad
Increase Scale of selected layers by 1% Ctrl++ (plus) or Alt++ (plus) on numeric keypad Command++ (plus) or Option++ (plus) on numeric keypad
Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% Ctrl+- (minus) or Alt+- (minus) on numeric keypad Command+- (minus) or Option+- (minus) on numeric keypad
Increase Scale of selected layers by 10% Ctrl+Shift++ (plus) or Alt+Shift++ (plus) on numeric keypad Command+Shift++ (plus) or Option+Shift++ (plus) on numeric keypad
Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% Ctrl+Shift+- (minus) or Alt+Shift+- (minus) on numeric keypad Command+Shift+- (minus) or Option+Shift+- (minus) on numeric keypad
Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments Shift-drag with the Rotation tool Shift-drag with the Rotation tool
Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio Shift-drag layer handle with the Selection tool Shift-drag layer handle with the Selection tool
Reset Rotation to 0° Double-click Rotation tool Double-click Rotation tool
Reset Scale to 100% Double-click Selection tool Double-click Selection tool
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit the composition Ctrl+Alt+F Command+Option+F
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H Command+Option+Shift+H
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G Command+Option+Shift+G

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